Saxony 1745 ducat Fr-2867

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40134

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40134 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $1,645. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Ducat, 1745. NGC XF Details--Surface Hairlines. Friedrich August II (1733-63). One year type." Several other ducats (KM 887, KM 916) are recorded for 1745.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-2867; KM-915.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

Link to:

• 1742 ducat, vicariat
• 1743-FWoF quarter ducat
• Frankfurt 1745 ducat Fr-1006
• Zurich 1745 ducat Fr-486a
• Saxony 1748-FWoF ducat Fr-2845
• Coins and currency dated 1745
• return to coins of German States, Saxony